Minnesota Attorney General Humbert Humphrey III enjoys a double digit lead over Norm Coleman in the Governor's race as the campaign enters its final three weeks.

Statewide, 56 percent of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Humphrey, while 23 percent have an unfavorable opinion. Coleman's negatives are slightly higher, and he's not as popular.

In a match-up, Humphrey captures 44 percentof the vote, compared to 31 percent for Coleman, with 15 percent backing Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura and 10 percentremain undecided.

RESULTS

QUESTION : I am going to read you the names of several
individuals who are active in public life.  After I mention
each name, I would simply like you to tell me if you
recognize that individual.  If you do recognize a name, I
will then ask you if you have a favorable, unfavorable, or
neutral opinion of that person.

Governor	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	Unrecognized
Humphrey	56%	23%	19%	2%
Coleman	41%	27%	27%	5%
Ventura	33%	28%	30%	9%

Attorney General	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	Unrecognized
Hatch	27%	12%	30%	31%
Weaver	25%	11%	28%	36%

QUESTION: If the 1998 election for Governor were held today,
would you vote for Hubert Humphrey III, the DFL Party candidate;
Norm Coleman, the Republican; or Jesse Ventura, the Reform
Party candidate.

                      STATE  MEN  WOMEN  MPLS/ST.PAUL  NON-METRO
Humphrey               44%   38%   50%       46%         41%
Coleman                31%   36%   26%       38%         25%
Ventura                15%   18%   12%        9%         21%
Undecided              10%    8%   12%        7%         13%

QUESTION : What issue will be the single most important to you
when deciding how to vote in the Governor's race?

Education	28%
Taxes/Govt. Spending	20%
Character	10%
Health Care	9%
Leadership Record	7%
Crime/drugs	6%
Economic Development	5%
Social Welfare	5%
Environment	1%
Candidate's Party	3%
No Answer	6%

 

QUESTION: If the 1998 election for Attorney General were held today,
would you vote for Mike Hatch, the DFL Party candidate or
Charlie Weaver, the Republican?

                      STATE  MEN  WOMEN  
Hatch                  35%   28%   42%   
Weaver                 28%   36%   20%   
Undecided              37%   36%   20%   

 

COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS POLLS